Best Easy Set Mouse Snap Trap

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• state-of-the-art mechanical trap, it sets with one hand in one easy motion -- as easy as opening a clothespin.
• Add Provoke Mice to make these traps twice as attractive.
• Use High Quality Mini Snap Trap alone or in pairs with the opening toward the wall.
• Place the trap along walls where mice travel, in cupboards or whereever mice are present.
• Simply pinch the two ends together to release the mouse and the trap is automatically reset to be used over and over again.

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Some notes about using these traps. As I say below, the bait cup can be removed from the bottom of the trap with a quarter-turn twist. Whatever you use for bait, do not let it project above the edge of the cup or get on the sides of the cup. That could allow a mouse to eat some, or all, of the bait without springing the trap, or springing it inappropriately. The traps should be placed on a flat surface either at 90 degrees to the run and an inch away from the wall or with 2 traps back to back (with the bait facing outwards) inside the run itself. Either method allows a mouse to enter the trap from any direction on the run. If used inside the house, traps should be placed about 8-10 feet apart or wherever you see the most activity. I have caught mice in surprising places when the traps are placed properly.
I have also had no success with the Provoke attractant. A combination of peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies (crushed) seems to work best. I keep the mixture pressed down into the bait cup and slightly concave so that it does not project from the top. The traps are easy to set by just squeezing the unbaited ends together, like a clothespin. The trigger should just snap into place. The nice thing about the traps is that they can give a clean kill from 3 directions, the front and either side, because of the serrated edge. It doesn't just squeeze. It grips.
I think the reason some of these traps fail to snap is because bait material gets caught in the trigger mechanism. The trigger paddle has to be kept scrupulously clean. That is why removing the cup and filling it outside the trap is important. The top of the cup should be leveled, or even dimpled, and the outside should be wiped clean before replacing it in the trap. A messy trigger area = no mice caught.
Also, be sure the trap is the proper size. There are mouse T-Rex traps and there are rat T-Rex traps. Neither one is good for the other species.
These traps provide a really quick kill for mice; but are surprisingly non-lethal to human hands. I have an aged mother who thinks nothing of sticking her fingers in an armed trap and luckily she came out with nothing more than a bruise. On the other hand, mice are dispatched so quickly, there is no time for reaction (as long as the trap is placed properly perpendicular to the wall and about an inch away from it). The saw tooth pattern grabs and holds with minimal spring tension. It is easy to dispose of the mouse with just one hand - if you don't mind actually seeing the critter as you do so.
Also, I don't remember seeing anyone mention it; but the bait cups can be removed from the bottom of the trap with a quick twist and filled to the proper level without having to work around the trigger mechanism. That makes it easy to empty stale bait and refill the cup outside of the trap proper and just replace it back inside for setting. The trap stays relatively clean of stray bait. I use a peanut butter base with a tiny bit of chocolate chip cookie stuck in it for extra attractiveness. If there is a mouse anywhere nearby, it will definitely go for the peanut-chocolate combo.
In spite of all that, I still wouldn't put these where pets or children could access them. There are enclosed bait stations that have room for these traps in them and force the mouse to approach in the correct position for a clean kill. Use those if toddlers or animals are around.
Also, these are kill traps. If you want to catch and release, consider a live trap.
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